Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Detroit

One Way to Cure Congestion: Urban Abandonment

By Tanya Snyder | Jun 10, 2011 | No Comments

Jeff Wood at Reconnecting America attended the Congress for the New Urbanism’s annual gathering in Madison last week, and he recently posted this short Q&A with CNU President John Norquist. It happens to be a pretty timely and snappy interview. Angie wrote this morning about Kaid Benfield’s ideas about “right-sizing” Detroit. Benfield focuses on how […]

In Defense of the Corner Market

By Angie Schmitt | May 10, 2011 | 14 Comments

Much has been made of the food desert phenomenon afflicting the industrial Midwest. GOOD Magazine, Dateline, NBC and countless others have weighed in on the apparent market failure that causes grocery stores to shun cities like Detroit and Cleveland like a bad case of head lice. This whole storyline reached a fever pitch earlier this […]

Northeast Corridor, the Midwest, and California Say “Thanks, Florida!”

By Tanya Snyder | May 9, 2011 | 10 Comments

Thanks to Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s head-smacker of a decision to refuse billions in federal high-speed rail funds, other parts of the country are getting a windfall. Even with $400 million of Florida’s money vanishing in the name of deficit reduction, the remaining $2 billion will go a long way in improving rail service in […]